Editorial: A Minister of Plunder – End Wike’s Brazen Lootocracy Now!
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike is not merely a disgrace to his office; he is a disgrace to the very idea of governance. Even by…
Editorial: NNPCL’s Kigali Scandal Is a National Disgrace
Just when Nigerians clung to a sliver of hope that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) would finally turn a corner, just when we were told a “new sheriff”…
Editorial: Time to Hire Mercenaries to fight Insecurity
Nigeria must choose results over national pride in the fight against terrorism and insecurity! As blood continues to soak the soil of Benue and other once-peaceful parts of Nigeria, the…
Fuel Subsidy Removal: Of a Truth, Where Are The Savings/Gains?
How else could anyone have described the “Subsidy is Gone” declaration of President Bola Tinubu at his inauguration in May 2023 than to say it was “a shock that came…
Editorial: Tinubu’s Paternalistic Stranglehold on Lagos is a Threat to Democracy
In a surreal theatre of modern Nigerian politics, Lagos State, supposedly the nation’s commercial nerve center, was reduced to the scene of a medieval court, where a kneeling governor and…
Editorial: Tinubu’s National Honors Is a National Disgrace
In a democracy teetering on the edge of elite capture and hollow symbolism, President Bola Tinubu’s administration has managed to plumb new depths with its careless, almost farcical handling of…
Editorial: Nigeria’s Children Are Dying While the Nation Sleeps
This year’s Children’s Day, while nations across the globe lift their young in celebration, Nigeria drowns her children in a sea of neglect, betrayal, and unpardonable cruelty. Under the mocking…
Editorial: Tinubu’s Borrowing Spree Is Mortgaging Nigeria’s Future
Nigeria is being sold by the pound, and the auctioneer sits smugly in Aso Rock. Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office in May 2023, Nigeria has plunged headlong into…
Editorial: Nigeria’s Shameful Attempt to Silence Senator Natasha
In a democracy, truth should hold power. The judicial process should serve justice, not be weaponized against those who dare to speak up. But in Nigeria today, the Federal Government…
Missing Fuel Subsidy Savings: World Bank, NNPCL and FG’s Game of Deceit
The nation’s apex oil concern, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) allegedly remitted only half of the fuel subsidy savings thus far and the World Bank is the one…